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About this course

Providing good customer service to your customers will go a long way in retaining them. If you get it wrong, it can also have the opposite effect. Customer Service training is designed to reinforce positive customer service habits while decreasing negative behaviours that may eat into customer confidence.

This Customer Service training course will teach learners who your customers are and what they need, how to maintain good communication with your customers, how to project a positive company image, how to start and end a call with greater confidence and efficiency, how to take clear and concise messages and how to demonstrate positive listening and speaking techniques.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

  • Defining customers: Learn and understand who the customers that your company has are

  • Customer needs: Understand what your customers’ needs and how to use customer service methods to provide those needs

  • Good communication: Learn how to maintain good communication with your customers which will help build a strong relationship to boost retention

  • Promoting positive company image: Learn how to project a positive company image with your customers which will help build a strong relationship to boost retention

  • Customer service skills: Learn customer service skills that you can carry over to your everyday work

  • Confidence and efficiency on a call: Learn how to start and end a call with greater confidence and efficiency

  • Message taking: To be able to take clear and concise messages

  • Listening and speaking techniques: To be able to demonstrate positive listening and speaking techniques

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About this course

The NHS Counter Fraud Authority rolled out new counter fraud government requirements to NHS-funded services in January 2021, using the Governments Functional Standard 013: Counter Fraud. The purpose of this Counter Fraud training course is to set out the expectations, standards and reporting duties for the management of fraud, bribery and corruption risk for organisations that work with or for the NHS.

This online Countering Fraud, Bribery & Corruption training course will teach you what counter fraud, bribery and corruption is, the expectations and standards of the NHSCFA, the types of counter fraud you may encounter, how to create a counter fraud, bribery and corruption strategy for your company, and how to report identified loss from fraud, bribery, corruption and error.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

  • Understand what counter fraud, bribery and corruption is.

  • Learn the expectations and standards of the NHSCFA.

  • Identify the types of counter fraud you may encounter.

  • Learn how to create a counter fraud, bribery and corruption strategy for your company.

  • Understand how to report identified loss from fraud, bribery, corruption and error.

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About this course

The principle of confidentiality is about privacy and respecting someone’s privacy control. It means that professionals shouldn’t share personal details about someone with others, unless that person has said they can, or it’s absolutely necessary by law.

On this Confidentiality Awareness course, learners will understand legislation, policies and procedures regarding confidentiality, the best ways to maintain it, how information security breaches can occur, and the consequences of breaching confidentiality.

This Confidentiality training course is great for anyone who handles information in the workplace, whether that’s in health care, schools, or recruitment. Upon successful completion, learners will receive a downloadable and printable certified Confidentiality certificate.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

  • What is confidentiality: Understand what confidentiality is.

  • Why to respect confidentiality: Describe why we need to respect confidentiality.

  • The legislation: Understand legislation, policy and procedure.

  • Information security breaches: Describe how information security breaches can occur.

  • How to maintain confidentiality: Describe ways you can maintain confidentiality.

  • Consequences of breaching confidentiality: Describe some of the consequences of breaching confidentiality.

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About this course

This course has been created to help you identify and prevent sexual harassment in your organisation, and it explains the steps that should be taken to confront it.

The training provided has been designed to shed light on any grey areas so that people can be confident when handling sensitive situations that relate to sexual harassment.

Module 1 looks at the relevant legislation associated with sexual harassment and explains what sexual harassment is. We also learn about the effects that sexual harassment can have and why it’s so important to promote dignity and respect in the workplace.

In module 2 we give you some scenarios to help you to feel confident in recognising and to identify sexual harassment. Finally, in module 3, we learn about the steps you can take to address sexual harassment and how to deal with uncomfortable situations.

Guided Learning Hours: up to 1 hour, dependent on learner’s skills and abilities.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

  • Understand the definition of sexual harassment

  • The ‘Positive Behaviour Support’ framework and its principles

  • Identify the effects of sexual harassment

  • Understand how to address sexual harassment

Course Syllabus Includes

  • Legislation
  • What is Sexual Harassment?
  • Types of Sexual Harassment
  • Victimisation
  • Effects of Sexual Harassment
  • Steps to take
  • Mediation
  • Counselling
  • Diffusing tension
  • Legal approach

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About this course

This eLearning course aims to introduce you to the topic of Recording Information in Health and Social Care.

It begins by describing what is meant by a record and then outlining the legislation, codes of practice and guidelines related to record keeping.

The course then explains the issue of consent with written records, highlighting the importance of ensuring consent, and in what circumstances the worker may pass over issues without prior consent.

The course then describes in detail good practice in recording information including ensuring accurate, complete, legible records, the difference between fact, opinion and judgement and how to best record these different types of information.

The course then uses real-life case studies to illustrate the importance of recording concerns, and of incorporating the individual’s viewpoints in their records.

In the final stage, the course explores how to maintain security of records and details common errors made by staff in maintaining security of information.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

  • Explain the legal and good practice framework related to recording information.

  • Outline the issue of consent.

  • Know what to record and when.

  • Identify good practice in recording information including the role of fact and opinion and records as legal documents.

  • Identify practices that ensure security of information.

Course Syllabus Includes

  • Legal requirements
  • Principles of the GDPR & Data Protection Act
  • Protecting personal information
  • Codes of conduct or practice
  • The meaning of consent
  • The importance of seeking consent
  • Valid consent
  • Disclosure without consent
  • Fact, opinion and judgement
  • How to record information that is:

    Up to date
    Complete
    Accurate
    Legible

  • Recording decisions
  • Records as legal documents
  • Recording the individual’s viewpoint
  • Security of records

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This eLearning course aims to introduce you to the topic of supervision.

This course begins by defining the meaning and purpose of supervision. The course identifies the ground rules for supervision and the functions of supervision and the forms supervision may take. Following this you will explore the importance of good supervision and the role and responsibilities of the supervisor and supervisee. You will also consider the barriers to supervision and how they can be overcome.

The course ends with an exploration of the role of reflective practice within the supervision process

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

  • Meaning and purpose of supervision.

  • Ground rules for supervision.

  • Importance of good supervision and the role and responsibilities of the supervisor and supervisee.

  • Functions of supervision and the forms supervision may take.

  • Barriers to supervision and how they can be overcome.

  • Role of reflective practice within the supervision process.

Course Syllabus Includes

  • Meaning and purpose of supervision
  • General rules for supervision
  • Functions of supervision
  • Forms of supervision

    1:1 supervision
    Group supervision
    Specialist supervision

  • The importance of supervision
  • Role of the supervisor
  • Role of the supervisee
  • Supervision agreements
  • Barriers to supervision
  • The importance of feedback
  • Reflective practice

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About this course

This course is to develop your knowledge and understanding of how to handle complaints. You will also explore how complaints can be used to improve services.

The course begins by explaining what a complaint is and what it is not. You will learn how to deal with anonymous complaints.

In stage two, you will learn how to resolve complaints utilising a range of skills including building rapport, active listening and confirming understanding. Stage three will examine difficult behaviours including the attitude and behaviour of the complainant and unreasonable repeated complaints before exploring how to manage them by drawing on your assertiveness skills. The course ends with the identification of an individual’s right to complain and what they can do if a complaint to a service provider has not be resolved to their satisfaction.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

  • Define complaint.

  • Know the difference between a complaint, first time service request and an appeal.

  • Know how to respond to anonymous complaints.

  • Know what the individual may want to resolve the complaint.

  • Know how to build rapport.

  • Know how to practice active listening.

  • Know how to confirm understanding.

  • Know what makes behaviour difficult to manage.

  • Know how to manage difficult behaviour.

  • Know a range of assertive techniques.

  • Know where to seek help to respond to a complaint.

  • Know the right an individual has to complain.

  • Know the role of the local authority/Care Commissioner, Regulator and Ombudsman for responding to complaints.

Course Syllabus Includes

  • What is a complaint?
  • First time requests
  • Appeals
  • Anonymous complaints
  • What an individual wants
  • Resolving complaints
  • Building rapport
  • Barriers to building rapport
  • Active listening
  • Barriers to active listening
  • Confirming understanding
  • Difficult behaviour
  • Managing difficult behaviour
  • Assertiveness skills
  • Rights to complain
  • Role of the Ombudsman

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About this course

Relationships are a fundamental part of work in health and social care. Being able to build meaningful and rewarding relationships with  individual’s supported and cared for has a positive effect on their wellbeing. It also positively impacts on staff and their wellbeing, contributing to their sense of achievement at work.

The key to this is building and maintaining professional boundaries and being open and transparent about the healthy professional working relationships that we should have at work, in health and social care.

This training course is suitable for any health and social care staff that work in Care Homes, in the community, on hospital wards, or even volunteers or any other members of staff that have contact with vulnerable individuals through their work.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

  • Know and understand what professional boundaries are

  • Manage their professional boundaries at work

  • Understand from examples given where professional boundaries could be broken

Course Syllabus Includes

  • What professional boundaries are
  • Why you need professional boundaries
  • Boundary crossings
  • Professional codes of conduct
  • Client disclosure
  • Self-disclosure
  • Dual relationships
  • Looking after self
  • Working within your remit
  • Gifts and gratuities
  • Limitations
  • Professional information

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This online training is about the importance of Appraisals and how they support health and social care workers to positively develop in their role.

This training applies to line managers responsible for appraising staff members that work in settings such as Care Homes, Hospital Wards, Day Centres, or supporting an individual in their own home.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

  • Understand the Appraisal process and the benefits of this to a working role

  • Competently prepare for Appraisal

  • Understand how constructive feedback benefits a person’s working role and how you can give constructive feedback to others

  • Understand what a development plan is and how it contributes to a working career

Course Syllabus Includes

  • Process of appraisal
  • Appraisal requirements
  • Strength of appraisal
  • Responsibilities for appraisal
  • Preparation
  • Self-evaluation
  • Achievement
  • Challenging aspects of work
  • Constructive feedback
  • Constructive criticism
  • Development Plan
  • Action plans
  • Coaching
  • Mentoring
  • Learning styles

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This course is designed to give health and social care workers the underpinning knowledge and understanding of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and their responsibilities relating to this.

It is suitable for managers and workers in health and social care organisations. If you are a manager, senior or are responsible for decisions about personal data collection in your organisation then you are advised to also complete the GDPR 2 which describes in more detail how to comply with the regulations.

The course begins by explaining what the GDPR is, how it relates to the Data Protection Act 2018 and details about the Regulator – Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). This includes the rights that an individual has including right to access information, to have it erased or rectified and their right to object to processing.

Module 2 defines some of the terminologies used in the Regulations, including ‘Personal Data’, ‘Special Category Data’, ‘Data Protection Officers’, ‘Data Controllers’ and ‘Data Processors’. The course then describes the seven main principles of the GDPR: lawfulness, fairness and transparency; purpose limitation; data minimisation; accuracy; storage limitation; integrity; confidentiality and accountability.

In the final stage of the course you will learn about some of the responsibilities necessary for health and social care workers, including the requirements for obtaining consent, details around privacy notices, data breaches and how to report them.

Course duration: up to approx. 1 hour, dependent on learner’s skills and abilities.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

  • Identify relevant regulation in law

  • Recognise recent changes to the Act

  • Identify the authority upholding information rights in the public interest

  • Understand what Personal Data and Special Category Data are

  • See how the 7 principles inform compliance with GDPR

  • Understand the role of the Data Protection Officer

  • Understand the roles of Data Controllers and Data Processors

  • Comprehend Consent and Privacy notices

  • Understand Data sharing and confidentiality

  • Identify a data breach and know how to report

Course Syllabus Includes

  • Data Protection Act 2018
  • Data Protection – your rights
  • UK GDPR
  • Information Commissioners Office ICO
  • Personal Data
  • Special Category Data
  • GDPR 7 Principles
  • Data Protection Officer
  • Data Controllers
  • Data Processors
  • Consent
  • Privacy Notices
  • Data Sharing
  • Data Breaches

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